Afternoon News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on February 21, 2024
Roberts Wesleyan University and Northeastern Seminary will formally unite operations ahead of the next academic year according to a release issued this morning. The schools have received approval from the New York State Board of Regents to merge effective June 30. The schools already share a campus and a board of directors but have operated as separate educational corporations and legal entities. Northeastern Seminary was founded in 1998 as a graduate school of theology and offers several master’s and doctorate programs related to ministry.
7 News in Buffalo has put together a list of where to get the basic household staples on the cheap in Western NY. They published a list showing which store has the cheapest chicken breasts, bread, eggs, milk and toilet paper. According to them Aldi has the edge in Milk, a Loaf of White Bread, and Toilet Paper. Chicken Breast is cheaper at Wegmans. Walmart has the lowest price on eggs.
Rochester Police are looking for suspects in a gunpoint robbery Tuesday night on North Goodman Street. It happened around 6 p.m. near Bay Street. Police said a 25-year-old Monroe County resident was approached by a suspect with a handgun who demanded money. The suspect fled the scene. The victim was not injured.
The New York State Police today announced that troopers issued 6,876 tickets during a special STOP DWI traffic enforcement period over Super Bowl Weekend. State Police increased patrols and conducted sobriety checkpoints to deter, identify and arrest impaired drivers. During this enforcement period, State Troopers arrested 139 people for DWI, and investigated 245 crashes, which injured 37 people. State Police did not respond to any fatal crashes during the weekend. Officers gave out 2180 speeding tickets, 192 citations for distracted driving, 231 seatbelt violations and 58 move over law citations. From last year the number of DWIs stayed about the same but the number of other violations went down by almost 1500.
The City of Batavia Police and Fire Departments will face off at their annual charitable hockey game on Sunday the 25th at 6:30 P.M. with proceeds once again going to the David M. McCarthy Memorial Foundation. Tickets are $10 and free for children under 10 years of age and are only available for purchase by following the link on crimestoppers or at wbtai.com. There will be a 50-50 raffle during the game.
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